as in floated
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed
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Recent Examples of hovered
About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The temperature hovered in the 30s.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
This year, the S&P’s price-earnings multiple has hovered around 30x, well above its historical average of less than 20x.
—Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
When Josh Uche and his younger brother, Victor, hovered around their PlayStation 2 playing Madden, Josh always picked Miami as his team.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In Iran, where the GDP per capita in 2024 hovered around $5,120 a year according to the World Bank, that’s a fortune.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
But the injury bug has hovered around them in recent days.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The temperature hovered in the 30s.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
This year, the S&P’s price-earnings multiple has hovered around 30x, well above its historical average of less than 20x.
—Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
When Josh Uche and his younger brother, Victor, hovered around their PlayStation 2 playing Madden, Josh always picked Miami as his team.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In Iran, where the GDP per capita in 2024 hovered around $5,120 a year according to the World Bank, that’s a fortune.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
But the injury bug has hovered around them in recent days.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered
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She’s viewed as one of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives and has been floated as a potential candidate in either the 2028 presidential race or as a challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The whale swam into an inlet on the small island of Poel, near the port of Wismar, on Tuesday and got stuck again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Secret to Staying Sharp The actor, who previously swam and played tennis, now works out with a personal trainer twice a week — alongside Bartlett.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The vessel remained afloat and drifted towards Libya's coast, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature, a global conservation organization.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The stricken Dannebroge slowly drifted northward and exploded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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After Joel Edmundson stepped up to hit Benson, Carrick scooped up the loose puck and glided across the crease for a backhand goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Hovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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